Further Proof that Sagarin is Idiotic

[JoeJoeBrown]

Alabama with 3 losses is ahead of every Big11 team? Absolute idiocy. An ELO ranking system barely works after 20 games. It certainly doesn't work after a mere 12. There is way too much bias and noise in these computer rankings.

Rk Team (Last Wk)
1 Auburn (1)
2 Oregon (2)
3 Arkansas (6)
4 Stanford (4)
5 LSU (3)
6 TCU (5)
7 Oklahoma (16)
8 Missouri (13)
9 Alabama (8)
10 Nebraska (12)
11 Wisconsin (9)
12 Texas A&M (14)
13 Oklahoma State (10)
14 Michigan State (15)
15 Ohio State (11)
16 Boise State (7)
17 South Carolina (18)
18 Nevada (22)
19 Mississippi State (17)
20 Utah (20)
21 Arizona (19)
22 Virginia Tech (21)
23 Florida State (NR)
24 Baylor (24)
25 Texas Tech (25)
Dropped out: Iowa

Others: Iowa (33), Michigan (34), Penn State (39), Northwestern (59)